4:50 PM,
Nov. 14, 2013

Written by

Randy Cordova
The Arizona Republic

There didn't seem to be a burning need to catch up with the characters from "The Best Man" 14 years after the film was released. That said, the sequel "The Best Man Holiday" is surprisingly engaging. Think of it as a reunion with a particularly likable group of friends.

One reason the movie works so well: Writer-director Malcolm D. Lee returns from the original, so the characters feel true to the first film. Secondly, most of the cast is back, and they have the kind of comfortable chemistry you can't fake. It's easy to believe these people have a history together.